There was this huge problem that was affecting not just you and I but every human who’s scrolling about on their Android phones right now out there.

This problem even had Google scratching their heads wondering how to really solve it.

Do you want to know what it is?

It’s Android’s lack of controlling how it’s apps performed whilst in the background.

I’ll explain.

Let’s take a simple daily situation:

You turn on your phone, and probably the first app you might open is your Facebook.

Few moments later…

Ok. You’re getting bored now so you go open your WhatsApp but note your Facebook app is still open in your background.

Now you see whenever this happens on Android the Facebook app which you opened at first (again I’m just taking it as an example) consumes a lot of your device’s resources whilst it still is in the background.

This causes your phone to slow down or even get laggy as you scroll through your WhatsApp (irrespective of whichever app you’re using).

And you as a 2017 technophile clearly has made it your mantra that:

No one likes to have their phones be as slow as an 80s’ dial up Internet.

But since Android Oreo is still new, not all of the apps have been updated to support this new limits..

Which is where this guide comes in.

I’ll show you how to force background limits on non-optimized Android apps on your phone in just 5 simple steps.

How to Limit Background Activity in Android Oreo: 5 Steps

You’re going to need to do this for each app if each of those apps have not been updated to the new Android Oreo.

Step 1: Go ahead and and open your Notifications pane by swiping down from above your screen and then tap on your Settings (it’s the gear icon).

Step 2: Next, tap on your Apps & Notifications.

Step 3: Now all you have to do is select App Info from this menu. This will open up a list of all your currently installed apps.

Step 4: Pick any one of your apps from here. Done? Sweet! Now tap on Battery.

Note

If the app is already optimized for Android Oreo then you’ll only going to find just one option and that’s Battery Optimization in your Manage Battery Usage.

This app is optimized.

But if the app is not optimized for Android Oreo, then you’re going to find a second option too which is Background Activity. It is by default set to ONwhich means the app will run in your background even when you’re not in it.